You can hardly blame Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and all their rich buddies for ditching planet Earth to have a hot billionaire summer in space. After all, even rich people were stuck inside for a year while the COVID-19 pandemic raged its way around the globe. Who among us couldnāt use an out-of-this-world vacation? But it can be difficult not to feel a little salty over the fact... Read more āŗ
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One small step for a billionaire, one giant leap for outrageously wealthy space tourists: Jeff Bezos has got the OK for his onanistic flight to space. Bezoās rocket company, Blue Origin, has got the rubber stamp from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take humans to space ā and the Amazon founder has bagged a seat on the first trip. The magnateās mission is, of course, all about helping humanity... Read more āŗ
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A new study has furtherĀ exposed the effect of polarizing content on social media engagement. Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and New York found that tweets and Facebook posts about opposing political parties are far more likely to be shared than content containing emotional language. Up front: Social media platforms have long been accused of algorithmically promoting divisive content, because itās more likely to go viral and thereby attract... Read more āŗ
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Folks, brace yourselves for whatās about to comeā¦ Elon Musk has revealed that he hatesĀ being the CEO of Tesla. Oh boy! Specifically, The Wall Street Journal reports the following words: I rather hate it and I would much prefer to spend my time on design and engineering. Well, I donāt know about you, but I feel devastated by the emotional turmoil he has been going throughā¦ But wait, thereās... Read more āŗ
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Since the early days of social media, there has been a lot ofĀ excitement about how data traces left behind by users can be exploited for the study of human behavior. Nowadays, researchers who were once restricted to surveys or experiments in laboratory settings have access to huge amounts of āreal-worldā data from social media. The research opportunities enabled by social media data are undeniable. However, researchers often analyze this... Read more āŗ
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TLDR: The AirBlast Pro Wireless Earbuds are everything you love about Apple AirPods ā at a true fraction of the price. Apple AirPods are almost synonymous with earbuds these days. Sure, there are literally hundreds of wireless earbud models out there, but the AirPods seem to dominate in terms of sales and public awareness. Of course, if you scratch beneath the surface, you quickly find that there are several earbud... Read more āŗ
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Google has become such an integral part of all our lives that we now use the verb āgoogleā to refer to the action of using the search engine. By simply typing a few keywords, you can find anything from the closest grocery store to the latest breaking news. But sometimes, the magic of Google fails to give us the results we are searching for. You try several different word combinations... Read more āŗ
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Franceās competition watchdog has fined Google $593 million (ā¬500 million) for failing to negotiate with media companies over the use of their content. The fine is the latest attempt to make Google pay news organizations for displaying their content in search results. In 2020,Ā Franceās Competition Authority ordered the company to negotiate an agreement on remuneration forĀ showing snippets of articles on Google News. Publishers alleged that the firm had... Read more āŗ
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Meet the Lightyear One, the Dutch-made solar electric vehicle, that, in June, hit the record for the longest distance travelled by an EV on a single battery charge. At a speed of 85km/h, it drove for almost nine hours straight, covering a distance of 710 kilometers! Credit: LightyearThe validation test took place at the Aldenhoven Testing Center in Germany. According to the homonymous company, Lightyear, āthis distance is the longest... Read more āŗ
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Recruiting marketing specialists has always been challenging for early-stage companies. How can a founder, especially one without a business background, ensure that a newly hired marketer will achieve business targets?Ā Will a performance marketer waste lots of the budget on inefficient social media channels? What is the probability that a content manager will post something detrimental to a companyās reputation, causing a PR nightmare? Does a company need a glorious... Read more āŗ
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The coronavirus pandemic is not over but the companies are now tiring of giving freebies. So, get ready to fork some cash for calls, as Google Meet is limiting its free calls to 60 minutes. The firm started offering free unlimited calls for all users last April, and after a few extensions, it had set the deadline for this āgenerousā offering for June 30, 2021. Now, as noted by 9to5Google,... Read more āŗ
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Google finally did it. The company is merging twoĀ apps for Drive into one, instead of launching another one to confuse the heck out of people. The apps in question are the Google Drive desktop appandĀ Backup and Sync tool. Google isĀ bundling these apps into one, along with some features from an old enterprise app called Google Drive Stream. The Backup and Sync app was launched before the Google... Read more āŗ
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Aesthetics are supposedly subjective, but Iāll be darned if LeMondās new ebikes arenāt the most beautiful electric bikes Iāve ever ridden. If youāre into cycling, thereās a good chance youāve heard of the name Greg LeMond. With his racing days behind him, the three-time Tour de France winner has a couple of forays into making āacousticā bikes, but the most recent iteration of LeMond Bikes go the electrified route ā... Read more āŗ
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We know Samsung is set to have a hardware event sometime soon, with current leaks pointing to a date of August 11. It seems you wonāt have to wait that long to find out what Samsungās new devices will look like though. Prominent leaker Evan Blass shared images of what appear to be every device Samsung plans to launch at its August Unpacked event. What follows are each of the... Read more āŗ
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Ubisoftās holding a closed beta for its new Rocksmith title and I managed to get in on it. After a few hours checking out the new interface and game engine, Iām impressed. But I wonāt be uninstalling Rocksmith 2014 Edition Remastered anytime soon. The new gameās called Rocksmith+. But from here on out Iām just going to call it the new Rocksmith because adding a symbol to a gameās name... Read more āŗ
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Sir Richard Branson has bagged some major bragging rights at the billionaireās club. The tax exile has pipped Jeff Bezos to the title of first billionaire in space. You can watch the monumental ego trip in the video atop this article. Bransonās 1.5-hour journey reached an apex of around 89kms ā just above NASAās benchmark forĀ granting astronaut wings. The Virgin Galactic founder then spent a few minutes pointlessly floating... Read more āŗ
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Einstein and other early proponents of quantum mechanics felt strongly that black holes, somehow, were the key to solving the wholeā¦ universe problem. How did the universe get here? When did it get here? How big is it? Whatās it made of? Unfortunately, our position in the cosmos makes it difficult to answer any of those questions. Weāre stuck here about 1,500 light years away from the nearest black hole.... Read more āŗ
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If Euro 2020 broke your heart, EA is offering a rebound relationship: a new edition of FIFA with an AI-powered gameplay overhaul. The gaming giant is heavily plugging the so-called āHyperMotionā tech, which uses motion capture and machine learning to generate new graphics. The system was unveiled on Sunday in a shaky cam trailer for FIFA 22, which is out on OctoberĀ 1. HyperMotion integrates motion capture of 22 professional... Read more āŗ
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EVs are booming, but range anxiety is still holding drivers back from making the switch to electric power. But what if there was a portable fast charger than could juice up an EV anywhere, anytime? Iād say that could convince even the most skeptical crowd. Aiming to shake up how people think of electric vehicle ownership, designerĀ Chang Joong Lee has created a concept portable charger called the āA-monite.āĀ Credit:... Read more āŗ
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Every startup aspires to scale, but doing so quickly will inevitably impact your team dynamic. When a startup of ten suddenly becomes a team of fifty, everything shifts: from the way you communicate with employees, to the way you hire, train, and retain. In order to ensure rapid growth doesnāt come at the cost of culture, founders must find effective ways to ensure everyone on the team is ready for... Read more āŗ
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